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Atoms and electrons

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A concise popular-science primer that explains the physical foundations of atoms, electrons, and electrical phenomena. It defines basic units and notation, introduces the metric system and dimensional analysis, and shows how length, mass, time, and derived quantities such as velocity, force, and momentum are measured. The text contrasts electrostatic and electromagnetic ways of quantifying electricity, describes prefixes and conventions for very large and very small numbers, and links measurement definitions to observable effects and electromagnetic propagation. Explanations combine conceptual discussion with practical examples and calculations to make atomic and electrical ideas accessible to general readers.

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Title: Atoms and electrons

Author: J. W. N. Sullivan

Release date: January 11, 2026 [eBook #77675]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: George H. Doran Co, 1924

Credits: Thiers Halliwell, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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ATOMS AND ELECTRONS

J. W. N. Sullivan

DORAN’S MODERN
READERS’ BOOKSHELF


ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Gilbert K. Chesterton

THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE

Sidney Dark

VICTORIAN POETRY

John Drinkwater

THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE

Frank Rutter

ATOMS AND ELECTRONS

J. W. N. Sullivan

EVERYDAY BIOLOGY

J. Arthur Thomson


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ATOMS
AND ELECTRONS

BY
J. W. N. SULLIVAN
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY


COPYRIGHT, 1924,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
ATOMS AND ELECTRONS
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PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA